By Beukes, Jacques (editor) Practical Theology and Mission Studies: Understand, contemplate and do! South African Perspectives is an academic book that consists of theoretical contributions from lecturers and research associates of the Department of Practical Theology and Mission Studies at the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria (UP). Practical theology is multifaceted. It..
Read moreEnhancing socio-ecological interactions to achieve sustainable decentralised sanitation systems: Why people are not using technical solutions
By: Bestsie le Roux, Attie van Niekerk, Erna Kruger, Betty Maimel Apart from some obvious problems, such as safety risks (particularly for women and children) and environmental pollution to be considered in the design of a sanitation system, there are also more invisible problems, such as religious and cultural thought patterns that affect the use..
Read moreWE CANNOT CONTINUE LIKE THIS: Facing modernity in Africa and the West
Synopsis The book is based on the view that the present trajectory of modern development cannot continue as it is now because it is ecologically unsustainable, it continues to enlarge the gap between rich and poor, and the decolonialisation movement has drawn our attention again to the specific role of religion, culture and value in..
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